I don't know about older icoms, but I know the newer ones sound great with
the d104 typ0e mics on them. I'd say your 735 needs help badly. It's a
shame, that's a decent radio.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: tuner
> Incidentally the radio won't take any mike I hook to it. I have a few
> turner
> mikes, some old estatic mikes that aren't made anymore, and the old school
> silver eagle. The icom didn't like any of those. That's asahame since I
> miss
> using those mikes.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: tuner
>
>
> Oh yeah, if the SM-8 won't drive it it must be out of adjustment, that's a
> normally hard driving mic. Not an overly bad radio but I'd be careful
> getting it fixed, I see those sold all the time for under $400 in great
> shape. It might not be worth a lot to fix it though just putting it back
> in
> adjustment probably won't be too bad for you.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: tuner
>
>
>> Since this guy's talking about the 735 I'm glad in a way. I can't find
>> too
>> many friends that use it. Mine needs some real readjusting. I bought it
>> from
>> a guy who used it for cb. He told me the radio was good. He said I'm
>> paying
>> a lot less than he paid for it. I got it for 200 dollars. Then a sighted
>> friend help me hook it to ham deluxe so I can program it with jaws.
>> Actually, it uses Microsoft marry. I found out way later that my radio
>> was
>> past around from one cb person to another and they butchered it. The
>> audio
>> on it for a m sucks. The microphone for it, the f m 8 hardly puts out any
>> audio. I know that's not normal. I'll keep the radio because it is still
>> useable, but I'm very disappointed at having to take it in to have it
>> looked
>> at one day. That's gonna cost me and I'm not happy about that.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 2:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: tuner
>>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> The Icom 735 came out after the 751A and used the AT150 auto tuner from
>> Icom. I found that with the antennas that I have, the AT200 Pro was only
>> slightly better than the AT180, but since I already had the AT180 when
>> LDG
>> introduced the AT200 Pro, and since I never had the interface for the
>> Icom
>> (I used it for a short time on the TS2000S), I still have the AT180. It
>> does seem like Icom's prices on their auto tuners is rather excessive
>> though, but then, one could say that about most accessories from Icom.
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>>
>>
>> At 09:36 PM 7/3/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>>I actually think the LDG is better than the 180, as do many, which is why
>>>I
>>>never bought the at180. I know the 735 has that hookup in the back, not
>> sure
>>>what year that is, but the 761 icom, I don't recall seeing it on that
>>>radio
>>>in the local EOC though it might have just been missed.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:31 PM
>>>Subject: Re: tuner
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi.
>>> >
>>> > I suspect that it might pre-date that as that was a 1980's radio.
>>> > But,
>>> > that was what I was alluding to in my last message.
>>> >
>>> > I'm not sure when Icom started doing that, but I know that both my
>> TS690S
>>> > and my TS2000S will support the Kenwood interface. I never bought the
>>> > Icom
>>> > interface for the MFJ because I always found the Icom AT180 to be
>>> > sufficient. Of course, it should be for what Icom asks for those
>> kiddos.
>>> >
>>> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > At 05:15 PM 7/3/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>> >>I'd wonder if you can get a cable like the one for the 706 where you
>>> >>can
>>> >>hook it right to the radio, that's slick but I don't know if your
>>> >>radio
>>> >>has
>>> >>the tuner hookup on the back.
>>> >>----- Original Message -----
>>> >>From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:58 PM
>>> >>Subject: tuner
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> >I got the tuner in. I was surprised that it didn't come with an ac
>>> >> > adaptor like the tw-01 watt meter. I'll get someone with vision to
>>> >> > assist mein connecting it. o I=20
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
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>>> > Louis Kim Kline
>>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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